Apple and Foxconn: Running rings around the iPad
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="paragraph">paragraph</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> “<span word="running">running</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span>”:</p><p><span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="tablets">tablets</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span>—<span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="features">features</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elegance">elegance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="design">design</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span>, <span word="Apple">Apple</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="iFad">iFad</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="setting">setting</span> <span word="standards">standards</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nimble">nimble</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="computers">computers</span>. <span word="Within">Within</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="other">other</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="up">up</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="produced">produced</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="tablets">tablets</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, “<span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="features">features</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="elegance">elegance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="design">design</span>.”</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="gadget">gadget</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="rival">rival</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="good">good</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="rivals">rivals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="gadgets">gadgets</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="outperform">outperform</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="product">product</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="consider">consider</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="outrageous">outrageous</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sweatshops">sweatshops</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="precisely">precisely</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="effectively">effectively</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="contractors">contractors</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Foxconn">Foxconn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="sweatshops">sweatshops</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="suicides">suicides</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Foxconn">Foxconn</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spot">spot</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="boycott">boycott</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>. <span word="Consumers">Consumers</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="argue">argue</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="enormous">enormous</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="corporate">corporate</span> <span word="cultures">cultures</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="hitherto">hitherto</span> <span word="cared">cared</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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